Floyd Howard McNeill

VERA-Services will be today, Feb. 9, 2012, at 1 p.m. at the Vera Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Vera Cemetery, Vera, Texas, under the direction of Archer Funeral Home, Seymour, Texas.

Floyd was born on June 29, 1929, to Thomas and Gertie McNeill. He attended school in Vera, Texas. He married Wanda Carlock in Seymour, Texas, on Feb. 19, 1964. He moved to Plainview in 1967. He served two stints in the U.S. Army, fighting in the Korean War. He spent 60 years in the cotton industry, building and repairing cotton gins throughout the world. His last 15 years were at the Willingham Gin in Morton, Texas. He was a lifetime member of the Elk's Lodge #1175 in Plainview, Texas.

Floyd touched the lives of many, but has left a permanent footprint on those who were privileged to call him husband, father, brother, Papa, Great-Papa and friend. He had a larger-than-life passion for those whom he loved. He was passionate about his work and the people it brought into his life.

Survivors include wife, Wanda; son, Bob McNeill and his wife Debbie of Haslet; daughters, Sandra Powell of Watauga, and Trixie Pendergrass and her husband Glen of Plainview; and grandchildren, Melody Moore, Chad McNeill, Hank Powell, and Tyson and Kyler Pendergrass. His pride and joy were his great-grandchildren, Braydon McNeill, Mikhaila Powell and Landry Moore.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The American Heart Association.